thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to taste; to try (food or drink)
wedded life; married life
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
genuine; authentic; true; real
company president; manager; director
department (faculty) of literature
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
female friend; woman friend
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to graduate from a university
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary